Cook County's Tax Algorithm Worked As Designed. That Was The Problem

Cook County's machine-learning tax model made assessments fairer, yet homeowner bills soared. The appeals system, not the ...
Wired

Algorithms Were Supposed to Fix the Bail System. They Haven't

If you are booked into jail in New Jersey, a judge will decide whether to hold you until trial or set you free. One factor the judge must weigh: the result from an algorithm called PSA that estimates ...
Medscape

Novel Algorithm Transforms Echocardiographic Assessment of Heart Filling Pressures

A new algorithm for estimating left ventricular filling pressure (LVFP) by echocardiography reduced indeterminate results to just two cases compared with 38 using previous guidelines, achieving 86% ...
Wired

The Movement to Hold AI Accountable Gains More Steam

Algorithms play a growing role in our lives, even as their flaws are becoming more apparent: A Michigan man wrongly accused of fraud had to file for bankruptcy; automated screening tools ...
Government Technology

What Judges Think of Pretrial Risk Assessment Algorithms

A new study that digs into when and how judges decide to use pretrial risk assessment algorithms found that many judges think these controversial tools are flawed but still useful. The tools, the ...
The Conversation

A ‘black box’ AI system has been influencing criminal justice decisions for over two decades – it’s time to open it up

Justice systems around the world are using artificial intelligence (AI) to assess people with criminal convictions. These AI technologies rely on machine learning algorithms and their key purpose is ...

Government faces pressure to axe algorithm making aged care funding choices

Exclusive: The Albanese government could be forced into an embarrassing aged care U-turn over its decision to allow a ...